Rent to Own is a creative selling strategy that allows you to rent and sell an item or property quickly and receive three income streams. Rent to Own has many names: “Lease Option”, “Lease Purchase”, and “Lease with Option to Buy”, to name a few.
The use of the Rent To Own strategy has been around for a long time. Have you ever heard of RAC (Rent A Center)? It’s a business that allows customers with bad or no credit, to rent New Brand Name electronics or furniture …

When it comes to Real Estate Sales there is an old saying about wanting the best of both possible worlds, full service with discount prices. We’re not sure exactly where that came from, however we do know that home sellers now are able to experience that in an increasing number of markets. Simply stated, For Sale By Owners, FSBO’s, can now try to sell their homes on their own, and be allowed to enter the multiple listing service. What does this accomplish? It is a proven fact that the …

If you’re looking to sell your home in the near future, you want to get the absolute maximum value possible on the sale. That’s no surprise, but often homeowners end up settling for less than they could have sold their house for if they had only made a few minor repairs and adjustments. What can you do to ensure you’re not settling for less? Follow these simple steps to get your home ready for its appraisal and showing, and you could have several thousand dollars more in your pocket than …

With the advent of the internet, many companies have found a niche to market their services. Yes, this is the information age, and people pay for information. In the internet world of real estate, referral companies play that role. Here is how it works. They were lucky to register domain names that they own, Ex. Flat Fee Listing, For Sale By Owner, Sale By Owner, FSBO, etc. If someone types in these names or other names that are similar, their sites come up. These are not real estate companies usually, …

So you feel the need for change? Moving out is probably one of the hardest things to do: mentally, emotionally and physically. Not only will you leave your friends behind; you will also be leaving your beloved house. But finding the right people to take over your house will ease your mind about leaving.
You might really love your house, leaks and all, but you still have to fix it up if you want to sell it for a good price. And if you are doing …

You have finally decided to put up your FSBO or Home for Sale by Owner sign in front of your house. At this point, you have to remember a few things to make a really good sale. It is not enough that you clean up the house and fix all broken fixtures. You have to know the rules and play by the rules.
What You Should Check
1. Check the market trending. See the going rate for real estates. It is not going to help if …

Selling your home is an important decision and one that you need to be ready for. There are a variety of reasons why people sell their home. It may be to upgrade to a larger home, to downsize, or a better neighborhood. Sometimes the home is sold because the family has to relocate for work, due to a divorce, or even because of the death of a family member. In other instances the family simply can’t afford the home and needs to sell it before it ends up in foreclosure.
There …

Any homeowner would want to get the maximum value when selling their home. However some people mistakenly pay huge amounts of money and undertake complete repair and renovation jobs in an attempt to make the house more appealing. Consider yourself lucky if you ever do recover that money from the sale of your home.
It’s a lot of little things, combined with only a few big ones that make the difference between a house that is so-so and one that is irresistible.
Start with the Exterior
First impressions count and …

Selling a house contaminated with mold is not a pleasant thing to have to deal with. There are a few things that you can do, however, to make the selling of your mold-contaminated home as painless as possible.
Any real estate sales contract should have in it an environmental inspection clause that allows for a 2 week to a 3 week inspection period so the buyer can have a professional mold inspector view the property and test it for mold or any other kind of natural hazards that might occur …

There are two ways to sell your home: by going through a realtor and by doing it yourself. The do it yourself method is also known as for sale by owner. As with anything that requires professional assistance, selling your home with the aid of a realtor is going to cost you. On the flip side however, selling your home for sale by owner can also cost you, but not as much.
The choice comes down to the question of what you would most like to save, time or …